On This Date In History

"Making Every Day Count"
June History Facts

Birthdays

  • Tony Snow - Jun. 1, 1955
  • Jerry Mathers - Jun. 2, 1948
  • Martha Washington - Jun. 2, 1731
  • Pal - First dog to play "Lassie" - Jun. 4, 1940
  • William Boyd - Hopalong Cassidy - Jun. 5, 1895
  • Nathan Hale - Jun. 6, 1755
  • Frank Lloyd Wright - Jun. 8, 1867
  • Joe Montana - Jun. 11, 1956
  • Bill Cosby - Jun. 12, 1937
  • George H. W. Bush - Jun. 12, 1924
  • Winfield Scott - Jun. 13, 1786
  • Phil Mickelson - Jun. 16, 1970
  • Stan Laurel - Jun. 16, 1890
  • Newt Gingrich - Jun. 17, 1943
  • Lou Gehrig - Jun. 19, 1903
  • Charles H. Spurgeon - Jun. 19, 1834
  • King James I - Jun. 19, 1566
  • Audie Murphy - Jun. 20, 1925
  • Pete Maravich - Jun. 22, 1947
  • Clarence Thomas - Jun. 23, 1948
  • Helen Thompson Sunday - Jun. 25, 1868
  • Helen Keller - Jun. 27, 1880
  • John Wesley - Jun. 28, 1703

Events

  • Battle of Midway Begins - Jun. 4, 1942
  • Death Of Ronald Reagan - Jun. 5, 2004
  • Battle of Midway - Day Two - Jun. 5, 1942
  • D-Day - Jun. 6, 1944
  • Battle of Midway - Day Three - Jun. 6, 1942
  • Battle of Midway Ends - Jun. 7, 1942
  • Secretariat wins Belmont Stakes - becomes Triple Crown champion - Jun. 9, 1973
  • Reagan delivers his "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" speech - Jun. 12, 1987
  • U.S. Army Founded - Jun. 14, 1775
  • Lou Gehrig's first MLB game - Jun. 15, 1923
  • Washington appointed General and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army - Jun. 15, 1775
  • Henry Ford and Malcomson start Ford Motor Company - Jun. 16, 1903
  • The Battle of Waterloo - Jun. 18, 1815
  • Gen. Washington breaks camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania - Jun. 19, 1778
  • Magna Carta Created - Jun. 19, 1215
  • Bald Eagle Chosen As U.S. National Bird - Jun. 20, 1782
  • "Hopalong Cassidy" Airs On TV - Jun. 24, 1949
  • Battle of the Little Bighorn begins - Jun. 25, 1876
  • "Comanche" - lone survivor of Custer's detachment - Jun. 25, 1876
  • Battle of the Little Bighorn ends - Jun. 26, 1876
  • U.S. Supreme Court Decides "Obamacare" Constitutional - Jun. 28, 2012
  • Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach service ceases - Jun. 30, 1861
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